Andrew James Bond (born 16 March 1965) is a former
chief executive officer
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CEOs find roles in variou ...
of
Asda
Asda Stores Limited (), trading as Asda and often styled as ASDA, is a British supermarket and petrol station chain. Its headquarters is in Leeds, England. The company was incorporated as Associated Dairies and Farm Stores in 1949. It expanded ...
having resigned in April 2010.
["Asda Chief Bond Steps Down"]
''The Guardian'', 12 April 2010
Early life
Bond's father was a plumber and his mother a nurse. He was born in
Grantham
Grantham () is a market town and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England, situated on the banks of the River Witham and bounded to the west by the A1 road (Great Britain), A1 road. It lies south of Lincoln, England ...
, and attended
The King's School, Grantham
The King's School is an 11–18 boys grammar school with Academy (English school), academy status, in the market town of Grantham, Lincolnshire, England. The school's history can be traced to 1329, and was re-endowed by Richard Foxe in 1528. Lo ...
and gained four A levels. He received a
first-class BEng
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In the United Kingdom, a Bac ...
Hons in Gas Engineering from the
University of Salford
The University of Salford is a Public university, public research university in Salford, Greater Manchester, Salford, Greater Manchester, England, west of Manchester city centre. The Royal Technical Institute, Salford, which opened in 1896, be ...
in 1987 as part of a
British Gas plc
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scholarship spending a year on the job in the gas industry.
Career
He started his career as a graduate trainee engineer with British Gas. In 1988, he worked for Manchester-based Hopkinsons Group, one of British Gas's suppliers, as a marketing manager. In 1992–1993, he studied for an
MBA
A Master of Business Administration (MBA) is a professional degree focused on business administration. The core courses in an MBA program cover various areas of business administration; elective courses may allow further study in a particular a ...
at
Cranfield School of Management
Cranfield School of Management, established in 1967, is a business school that is part of Cranfield University in Bedfordshire, United Kingdom. Cranfield School of Management is triple accredited by the Association of MBAs (AMBA), EQUIS and AAC ...
.
He began at ASDA as a marketing manager for
Archie Norman
Archibald John Norman (born 1 May 1954) is a British businessman and politician. He is the only person to have been chairman of an FTSE 100 company and a Member of the House of Commons (MP) at the same time. From January 2010 to January 2016, N ...
, when aged 29 in April 1994, having been top of his course at Cranfield. He was noted for his determination and eye for detail. At ASDA, he worked under
Allan Leighton
Allan Leighton (born 12 April 1953) is a British businessman, Chair of Asda, former chairman of The Co-operative Group, former CEO of Asda, former chief executive of Pandora, and former non-executive chairman of the Royal Mail prior to the brea ...
and with
Justin King. In 1998, he became corporate marketing director, then in 1999, he became European own-label director. In November 2000, he headed the
George
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* George (given name)
* George (surname)
People
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* George Papagheorghe, also known as Jorge / GEØRGE
* George, stage name of Gior ...
clothing brand of ASDA (worth about £1bn a year on its own in the UK, and based near
Lutterworth
Lutterworth is an historic market town and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Harborough District, Harborough district of Leicestershire, England. The town is located in southern Leicestershire, close to the borders with Warwicks ...
), working with designer Kate Bostock, after the potentially-damaging departure of George Davies. He became
chief operating officer
A chief operating officer (COO), also called chief operations officer, is an executive in charge of the daily operations of an organization (i.e. personnel, resources, and logistics). COOs are usually second-in-command immediately after the C ...
of ASDA in September 2004, then CEO in March 2005, resigning this position in April 2010.
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Personal life
He married Susan Stringfellow in April 1997 in North Yorkshire. They live in Harrogate
Harrogate ( ) is a spa town and civil parish in the North Yorkshire District, district and North Yorkshire, county of North Yorkshire, England. Historic counties of England, Historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire, the town is a tourist de ...
with their son (born 1998) and daughter (born 1999), having formerly lived in Bitteswell
Bitteswell is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Bitteswell with Bittesby, in the Harborough district of Leicestershire in England. It is situated just north of the town of Lutterworth, and in the 2001 census had a ...
. He is keen on personal fitness.
References
External links
Opening the new Salford Business School in May 2007
November 2006 ''Telegraph'' article on employing 1,800 people to belatedly improve ASDA's internet presence
February 2006 ''Independent'' article - A day in the life of Andy Bond
Becoming ASDA boss in March 2005
November 2002 ''Times'' article on his GEORGE empire
Video clips
April 2007 interview on BBC Breakfast
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1965 births
Living people
People from Grantham
Alumni of the University of Salford
English chief executives
English businesspeople in retailing
People educated at The King's School, Grantham
British corporate directors
British chief operating officers
Asda people
British retail chief executives